2024, Vol. 6, Issue 6, Part A

Study Aim: To ascertain the substantial differences between cycling and football players regarding Emotional Maturity (viz., Emotional Stability, Emotional Progression, Social Adjustment, Personality Integration and Independence).

Materials and Methods: Thirty (N=30) subjects between the ages of 18 and 26 took part in the research. They were informed of the study’s goal and methodology, and participants willingly participated in the research.

Statistical Analysis: Within the domain of data analysis, an inspection of the data occurred through the application of descriptive statistics and graphical representation. An assessment of the means was conducted through an independent samples t-test. All statistical computations were carried out using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 20.0. The significance threshold for hypothesis testing was established at 0.05.

Results: Emotional Stability: The calculated t value is smaller than critical value (0.7732<2.048), so the means are not significantly different at p<0.05 with regards to Emotional Stability between cycling players and football players. Emotional Progression: The calculated t-value is smaller than critical value (1.3302<2.048), so the means are not significantly different at p < 0.05 with regards to Emotional Progression between cycling players and football players. Social Adjustment: The calculated t-value is smaller than critical value (0.3749<2.048), so the means are not significantly different at p<0.05 with regards to Social Adjustment between cycling players and football players.

Personality Integration: The calculated t value is smaller than critical value (0.3081<2.048), so the means are not significantly different at p < 0.05 with regards to Personality Integration between cycling players and football players. Independence: The calculated t-value is smaller than critical value (0.631<2.048), so the means are not significantly different at p<0.05 with regards to Independence between cycling players and football players.

Emotional Maturity (Total): The calculated t value is smaller than critical value (0.3061<2.048), so the means are not significantly different at p<0.05 with regards to emotional maturity between cycling players and football players.